Table of Contents
List of Figures and Table vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction: Performativity in Cities 1
Chapter 1 I Am a Rhythmanalyst 7
Chapter 2 Contextualizing Space-Body-Ritual 13
Chapter 3 Contextualizing City and the Body 21
Part I Constructing Lived Space 39
Chapter 4 Varanasi-A View from Afar 41
Chapter 5 Varanasi as a Spectacle 49
Chapter 6 Body Performance and the Construction of Lived Space in Varanasi 59
Part II The Nature of Lived Space 69
Chapter 7 Memory and the Lived Experience 71
Chapter 8 Spatializing Memories through Performance in Varanasi 79
Part III Mapping Lived Space 101
Chapter 9 Mapping a City 103
Chapter 10 Constructing Ritualized Maps of Varanasi 109
Conclusion: Performativity and Lived Space 137
References 145
Index 153
About the Author 157